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DEN MOTHER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("den mother" is a kind of...):

chaperon; chaperone (one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who plays the role of a den mother

Example:

she's the den mother to new secretaries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("den mother" is a kind of...):

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)

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